PE headhunter directory
Click column headers to sort. Coverage counts are funds named in public reports (often dated) — not complete client lists.
| Firm | HQ | Focus | Levels | Funds reported | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (Continuity Partners) | New York | Mega/UMM | Pre-MBA and post-MBA focus (sources talent across levels) | 11 | 1996 |
| Henkel Search Partners (HSP) | New York | Mega/UMM | Pre-MBA, post-MBA, principal | 10 | 2011 |
| SG Partners | New York | Mega/UMM | Junior PE through senior; also hedge funds, real estate, IB | 7 | 1991 |
| Amity Search Partners | New York | Mega/MM | Unknown (pre-MBA focus reported by guides) | 8 | 2009 |
| Ratio Advisors | New York | Mega/Growth | Pre-MBA, MBA students, post-MBA, VP/principal | 8 | 2017 |
| Gold Coast Search Partners | San Francisco | Mega/Tech | Junior, mid-level and senior | 9 | 2009 |
| The Oxbridge Group | New York | MM | Unknown (PE, growth, credit, HF searches) | 7 | 1988 |
| BellCast Partners | New York | MM | Pre-MBA to Partner | 7 | 2010 |
| CarterPierce | Unknown (offices: NY, Nashville, Phoenix, SF, LA) | MM/West Coast | Associate to Partner | 8 | 2005 |
| Dynamics Search Partners | New York | HF/PE | Unknown | 6 | 2008 |
| Glocap Search | New York | MM/HF | Analysts and MBA grads through senior | — | 1997 |
| SearchOne Advisors | New York | HF/PE | Junior through senior | — | 1998 |
| Odyssey Search Partners | New York | PE/HF | Pre-MBA through partner | — | 2010 |
| Opus Advisors | New York | MM | Investment associate; all levels at MM funds | 5 | 2006 |
| GoBuyside | MM | Unknown | — | Unknown | |
| Dartmouth Partners | London | Europe | Graduates through senior leaders | — | 2012 |
| Kea Consultants | London | Europe | Analyst to Partner | — | Unknown |
| Circle Square | London | Europe | Analyst to Investment Director; senior exec search | — | Unknown |
| Walker Hamill | London | Europe | Unknown | — | Unknown |
| PER (Private Equity Recruitment) | London | Europe | Unknown | — | Unknown |
| Heidrick & Struggles (Private Capital practice) | Chicago | Senior/Exec | Senior / executive (funds and portfolio companies) | — | Unknown |
| Redgrave Search | Senior/Exec | C-suite & operating partners for PE-backed companies | — | Unknown | |
| Beecher Reagan | Houston | PE exec / Portfolio | Senior / executive | — | |
| Falcon Partners | PE exec / Portfolio | C-suite, operating partners | — | ||
| Press & Associates | PE exec / Portfolio | Senior / executive | — | ||
| Rice Search Partners | London | Financial services | — | 1997 | |
| Sheffield Haworth | London | Senior/Exec | — | 1993 | |
| Spencer Stuart | Chicago | Senior/Exec | Senior / executive | — | |
| Russell Reynolds Associates | New York | Senior/Exec | Senior / executive | — | |
| Egon Zehnder | Zurich | Senior/Exec | Senior / executive | — | |
| Korn Ferry | Los Angeles | Senior/Exec | Senior / executive | — |